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The QC, Vol. 89, No. 19 • March 6, 2003

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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
March 6.2003
CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
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Students walk out for peace
AMY STICE / QC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sophomore Stephanie Stevens participates in the anti-war rally
on the corner of Painter Ave. and Whittier Blvd. The rally followed
a walkout organized by the Coalition of Activist Leaders (COAL)
club as a part of the national "Books not Bombs" campaign.
■ PROTEST
by Christina Gutierrez
QC News Editor
Over 200 Whittier College students, faculty and staff walked out
of class and work on Wednesday,
March 4 in protest ofthe impending
war in Iraq. "The classroom is not a
fixed space," sophomore walkout
coordinator Kimi Buser said. "I can
learn just as much going out and
talking to people in the Lower Quad
about issues that really matter right
now then I can sitting in Hoover or
the Science Building." The walkout
was followed by a peace rally in the
Lower Quad, and a march to the
corner of Painter Ave. and Whittier
Blvd.
COAL (Whitter's Coalition of
Activist Leaders) organized the
walkout and events that followed as
part of a national student walkout
and moratorium supporting the
"Books not Bombs" campaign. Ac-
cording to sophomore Emily
Moorehead, the campaign advocates students speaking out against
President Bush's policies that takd
funding from education and rechan-
nel it to military action.
"We wanted to get the attention
of those people that are higher than
the average Joe, and let the government know that we respect their
views, but that we have a right to
our own," Moorehead said.
Equally important as the actual
walkout, to COAL members, was
the dialogue that it opened on campus about not only issues concerning the war in Iraq, but issues of
"We know the walkout
was disruptive, but the
idea is that the war will
be more disruptive to
students."
Kimi Buser
Sophomore
social protest and the role of the
individual in society. "Our main
goal was to address apathy," Moorehead said. "And we accomplished
that even before the walkout. This
issue is getting students' attention,
and also the attention ofthe media."
Reporters and photographers
from the Whitter Daily News and
the local NBC affilliate were on
campus for the peace rally in the
Lower Quad that followed the walk
out. "The interesting thing is that it
took something like this to get people to talk," Buser said.
The large turnout at the rally
surprised COAL members. "It was
absolutely outstanding," sophomore
organizer Greg Prieto said. "I never
expected this many people to come."
Junior participant Lizzy Craze
agreed. "I'm so proud of everyone," she said. "I never knew that
this many people actually cared."
Students reported participating
in the protest activities for various
reasons. "I have a friend in the Israeli army, I'm here for him,"junior
Sara Feld said. First-year student
Susan Mintz commented: "We're
making a difference here. Anyone
can have an opinion, but it's harder
to go demonstrate it."
Peace rally master of ceremonies junior Eric Stegman spoke
about the importance of students
making their voices heard. "We are
here today to walk out, to speak out
and to stand out," he said in his
speech on re-claiming the national
anthem. "We speak about peace,
we read about peace, and today we
are here to practice peace."
Whittier alumna Judith Pratner,
See PROTEST, page 6
Workers disturb Turner Hall residents
■ VISITORS
by Christina Gutierrez
QC News Editor
Some Turner residents expressed concern and reported feeling uncomfortable when the fire
alarm company Advanced Alarms
Incorporated visited Whittier College in February to install a new
alarm system in the Residence Hall.
Campus Safety gave the workers
master keys to the building instead
of following the normal procedure
of having officers escort them into
student rooms in an effort to remain
on a contracted timeframe for the
replacement.
Senior Lindsay Weinberg reports three separate occasions on
which the contractors allegedly entered her room without a Campus
Safety escort. The first occurred on
Monday, Feb. 19. Weinberg reportedly returned from her morning class
to find two unidentified males
"standing there staring up at the fire
alarm." They told her that they were
from Advanced Alarms, and when
Over-Cooked
It looks like the Dr. Cook
issue isn't quite dead yet.
Charles Adams and President
Will respond. Go read it!
she commented on their lack of
tools, they told her they were there
to "assess the situation."
"I was pissed," she said. "It
scared me so much that I had to
leave the room for a second and
think 'did this really happen?'"
The men left, but came back on
Tuesday, Feb. 20 to install the new
alarm. Weinberg said that they entered the room, which had been
locked, without knocking while she
was lying awake in bed. She reports
being startled and told the men that
they would have to come back later.
Chief of Campus Safety Bernard Alex said that the alarm company supervisor claimed that the
workers did knock on Weinberg's
door and, not receiving an answer,
did not think that anyone was home.
"I do apologize for the inconvenience," Alex said.
When Weinberg returned home
from class on Wednesday, Feb. 21
she noticed that the orange plastic
cover that was placed over the
alarms was in her laundry basket,
and that there were "wires and pieces all over the floor." She also no
ticed that the stereo that she had
been storing in her room for a friend,
and which she had never plugged*
in, was turned on. "I was really
upset," she said. "I felt violated. I
had to fish through my laundry to
get all of the stuff out."
Alex stated that he has filed a
complaint with Advanced Alarms
Inc. and put Weinberg in touch with
"My first reaction was to
call the police, I mean,
what the fuck were these
people doing with keys to
my room?"
Lindsay Weinberg
senior
the supervisor. "This behavior was
unacceptable," he said. He also stated that Advanced Alarms Incorporated came highly recommended to
him. "They have done work with
U.S.C. and they did some troubleshooting work for us last semester,"
he said. "We were impressed with
their work."
Junior Virginia Sapiro also re
ported problems with the workers.
She returned from class the day her
new alarm was installed to find that
the workers had left her door unlocked. Alex stated that he was also
not aware of this incident. He said
that the workers knew that "they
were supposed to secure the rooms.
I'm not saying that it didn't happen.
We needed to get this work completed. In [the company's] defense,
[the rush for completion] was not
supposed to be the case."
Alex explained that Campus
S afety' s normal procedure i s to h a ve
an officer escort any outside contractor if a job requires work inside
a student's room. According to Alex,
outside contractors in the residence
halls are usually there on service
calls for issues such as damaged
smoke detectors. The replacement
of the fire alarms, however, was
different. "This was an overall upgrade; every device in the building
had to be replaced," he said.
According to Alex, Whittier had
a contract with Advanced Alarms
Incorporated that was slated to end
on Friday, Feb. 28. "The work was
finished [by that date], but it was a
push. We had to double up the workmen." Since there are only two to
three Campus Safety officers on
duty per shift, Lewis explained that
"for Campus Safety to station an
officer [with the workers] for eight
to ten hours a day for four weeks
would have impaired the services
we offer to students."
As a result of the reported rush
to get the job done, Campus Safety
gave the workers master keys that
opened all of the doors in Turner so
that they would not have to wait for
officers to open individual rooms.
According to Alex, this is the same
procedure that Campus Safety uses
for the outside contractors such as
plumbers that work with the Facilities Department."Campus Safety
regulates all ofthe master keys. The
workers check them out in the morning and check them back in in the
evening. They are all accounted for;
the master keys can't be duplicated."
When Weinberg reported the
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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
March 6.2003
CAMPUS
http://web.whittier.edu/qc
■■▼■■: r ■
M V
Students walk out for peace
AMY STICE / QC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sophomore Stephanie Stevens participates in the anti-war rally
on the corner of Painter Ave. and Whittier Blvd. The rally followed
a walkout organized by the Coalition of Activist Leaders (COAL)
club as a part of the national "Books not Bombs" campaign.
■ PROTEST
by Christina Gutierrez
QC News Editor
Over 200 Whittier College students, faculty and staff walked out
of class and work on Wednesday,
March 4 in protest ofthe impending
war in Iraq. "The classroom is not a
fixed space," sophomore walkout
coordinator Kimi Buser said. "I can
learn just as much going out and
talking to people in the Lower Quad
about issues that really matter right
now then I can sitting in Hoover or
the Science Building." The walkout
was followed by a peace rally in the
Lower Quad, and a march to the
corner of Painter Ave. and Whittier
Blvd.
COAL (Whitter's Coalition of
Activist Leaders) organized the
walkout and events that followed as
part of a national student walkout
and moratorium supporting the
"Books not Bombs" campaign. Ac-
cording to sophomore Emily
Moorehead, the campaign advocates students speaking out against
President Bush's policies that takd
funding from education and rechan-
nel it to military action.
"We wanted to get the attention
of those people that are higher than
the average Joe, and let the government know that we respect their
views, but that we have a right to
our own," Moorehead said.
Equally important as the actual
walkout, to COAL members, was
the dialogue that it opened on campus about not only issues concerning the war in Iraq, but issues of
"We know the walkout
was disruptive, but the
idea is that the war will
be more disruptive to
students."
Kimi Buser
Sophomore
social protest and the role of the
individual in society. "Our main
goal was to address apathy," Moorehead said. "And we accomplished
that even before the walkout. This
issue is getting students' attention,
and also the attention ofthe media."
Reporters and photographers
from the Whitter Daily News and
the local NBC affilliate were on
campus for the peace rally in the
Lower Quad that followed the walk
out. "The interesting thing is that it
took something like this to get people to talk," Buser said.
The large turnout at the rally
surprised COAL members. "It was
absolutely outstanding," sophomore
organizer Greg Prieto said. "I never
expected this many people to come."
Junior participant Lizzy Craze
agreed. "I'm so proud of everyone," she said. "I never knew that
this many people actually cared."
Students reported participating
in the protest activities for various
reasons. "I have a friend in the Israeli army, I'm here for him,"junior
Sara Feld said. First-year student
Susan Mintz commented: "We're
making a difference here. Anyone
can have an opinion, but it's harder
to go demonstrate it."
Peace rally master of ceremonies junior Eric Stegman spoke
about the importance of students
making their voices heard. "We are
here today to walk out, to speak out
and to stand out," he said in his
speech on re-claiming the national
anthem. "We speak about peace,
we read about peace, and today we
are here to practice peace."
Whittier alumna Judith Pratner,
See PROTEST, page 6
Workers disturb Turner Hall residents
■ VISITORS
by Christina Gutierrez
QC News Editor
Some Turner residents expressed concern and reported feeling uncomfortable when the fire
alarm company Advanced Alarms
Incorporated visited Whittier College in February to install a new
alarm system in the Residence Hall.
Campus Safety gave the workers
master keys to the building instead
of following the normal procedure
of having officers escort them into
student rooms in an effort to remain
on a contracted timeframe for the
replacement.
Senior Lindsay Weinberg reports three separate occasions on
which the contractors allegedly entered her room without a Campus
Safety escort. The first occurred on
Monday, Feb. 19. Weinberg reportedly returned from her morning class
to find two unidentified males
"standing there staring up at the fire
alarm." They told her that they were
from Advanced Alarms, and when
Over-Cooked
It looks like the Dr. Cook
issue isn't quite dead yet.
Charles Adams and President
Will respond. Go read it!
she commented on their lack of
tools, they told her they were there
to "assess the situation."
"I was pissed," she said. "It
scared me so much that I had to
leave the room for a second and
think 'did this really happen?'"
The men left, but came back on
Tuesday, Feb. 20 to install the new
alarm. Weinberg said that they entered the room, which had been
locked, without knocking while she
was lying awake in bed. She reports
being startled and told the men that
they would have to come back later.
Chief of Campus Safety Bernard Alex said that the alarm company supervisor claimed that the
workers did knock on Weinberg's
door and, not receiving an answer,
did not think that anyone was home.
"I do apologize for the inconvenience," Alex said.
When Weinberg returned home
from class on Wednesday, Feb. 21
she noticed that the orange plastic
cover that was placed over the
alarms was in her laundry basket,
and that there were "wires and pieces all over the floor." She also no
ticed that the stereo that she had
been storing in her room for a friend,
and which she had never plugged*
in, was turned on. "I was really
upset," she said. "I felt violated. I
had to fish through my laundry to
get all of the stuff out."
Alex stated that he has filed a
complaint with Advanced Alarms
Inc. and put Weinberg in touch with
"My first reaction was to
call the police, I mean,
what the fuck were these
people doing with keys to
my room?"
Lindsay Weinberg
senior
the supervisor. "This behavior was
unacceptable," he said. He also stated that Advanced Alarms Incorporated came highly recommended to
him. "They have done work with
U.S.C. and they did some troubleshooting work for us last semester,"
he said. "We were impressed with
their work."
Junior Virginia Sapiro also re
ported problems with the workers.
She returned from class the day her
new alarm was installed to find that
the workers had left her door unlocked. Alex stated that he was also
not aware of this incident. He said
that the workers knew that "they
were supposed to secure the rooms.
I'm not saying that it didn't happen.
We needed to get this work completed. In [the company's] defense,
[the rush for completion] was not
supposed to be the case."
Alex explained that Campus
S afety' s normal procedure i s to h a ve
an officer escort any outside contractor if a job requires work inside
a student's room. According to Alex,
outside contractors in the residence
halls are usually there on service
calls for issues such as damaged
smoke detectors. The replacement
of the fire alarms, however, was
different. "This was an overall upgrade; every device in the building
had to be replaced," he said.
According to Alex, Whittier had
a contract with Advanced Alarms
Incorporated that was slated to end
on Friday, Feb. 28. "The work was
finished [by that date], but it was a
push. We had to double up the workmen." Since there are only two to
three Campus Safety officers on
duty per shift, Lewis explained that
"for Campus Safety to station an
officer [with the workers] for eight
to ten hours a day for four weeks
would have impaired the services
we offer to students."
As a result of the reported rush
to get the job done, Campus Safety
gave the workers master keys that
opened all of the doors in Turner so
that they would not have to wait for
officers to open individual rooms.
According to Alex, this is the same
procedure that Campus Safety uses
for the outside contractors such as
plumbers that work with the Facilities Department."Campus Safety
regulates all ofthe master keys. The
workers check them out in the morning and check them back in in the
evening. They are all accounted for;
the master keys can't be duplicated."
When Weinberg reported the
See VISITORS, page 7
ISSUE 19 • VOLUME 89
Opinions, Page 3
10 ways=0 roommate
The definitive guide to making
sure your living quarters are
yours. Also, Travel takes a look
at the L.A. automotive scene.
Campus Life, Page 8
Films without fear
One of the world's most
beloved blind lawyers/superhero stuntment makes one of
the world's worst movies.
A&E, Page 11
More balls than U
Lacrosse has a romp in the frosty
East Coast and comes home with
a victory..We've got all the other
sports too (like they matter!)
Sports, Page 14